Athletes and adventure education: An empirical investigation

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-266

  Meyer, Barbara B ^a   Wenger, Mary S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventure education; Athletes; Ropes course; Tennis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032112620     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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